BRININESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BRININESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRININESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRININESS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRININESS
No single letter turns BRININESS into another word.
How BRININESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BRININESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRININESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRININESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of tasting or smelling of salt water, or the amount of salt dissolved in a liquid.
Brininess is the noun for what you notice in olives, oysters and sea spray. Cooks mention brininess when a dish needs balancing, while scientists use it for the measured saltiness of water.
How BRININESS is used
Brininess is used for the salty taste or smell of foods, seawater and pickling liquids.
- The brininess of the oysters reminded him of the open sea.
- A squeeze of lemon softens the brininess of the capers.
- Fish cannot tolerate sudden changes in the brininess of the tank.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRININESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRININESS
1 longer words begin with BRININESS.
Shorter words from the letters in BRININESS
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Common questions about BRININESS
- Is BRININESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRININESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRININESS worth?
- BRININESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRININESS mean?
- The quality of tasting or smelling of salt water, or the amount of salt dissolved in a liquid.
- What letters can be added to BRININESS?
- No single letter can be added to BRININESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BRININESS:
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